SCOTTSDALE, AZ — After an uptick in speed-related crashes, Scottsdale officials have accepted a grant to help fund traffic enforcement efforts.
At Tuesday's council meeting, the city voted to accept $60,000 for the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program.
According to a City Council Report, there were more than 3,700 total traffic collisions in the city in 2023, including an increase in “speed-related accidents.”
The city cites a “significant increase in population growth” as one of the factors, leading to a need for more traffic enforcement surrounding “street racing and aggressive driving.”
The city plans to target areas identified as having more traffic complaints.
Learn more about the grant and how the city hopes to use the money to keep drivers safer on the roads in the video player above.